But he didn't stop for a moment. Almost as soon as he regained consciousness, he sat up in shock and tensed his nerves.
This is normal, after all, the last thing he remembered before he lost consciousness was fighting monsters in Zhihua Temple.
However, at this moment, when he looked around, what he saw was a strange, tidy guest room, and he himself was lying on a comfortable bed, and had put on clean clothes.
The wounds have also been medicated and bandaged.
"Ah!" At this time, a maid who was taking care of the bed beside the bed was startled by Xiao Lin who suddenly stood up, and couldn't help but exclaimed softly.
When Lin Yuancheng heard the sound, his attention quickly focused on the maid. He immediately stared at her with vigilance and asked, "Who are you? Where am I?"
After experiencing various illusions in Zhihua Temple, Xiao Lin is somewhat neurotic at the moment. Even if he is facing a weak woman who does not seem to be a threat, he is still afraid.
"I..." The maid was stunned for two seconds, then quickly stood up from the chair, Shi Shiran saluted, lowered her head and said, "Back to the young master, your servant Xiaoying, this is the 'Xiuyun Village', Xiaoying is here to serve you"
I have taken the master’s orders and take care of the young master here.”
"Who is your master? How did I get here? Where is my companion?" Lin Yuancheng asked as he had already lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and while keeping a distance from the maid, slowly walked towards the window.
Move away.
The maid was a little confused when he asked such rude and continuous questions. Fortunately, at this moment, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Then, a person walked in.
Lin Yuancheng knew this person. Although the other party only gave him a false identity like "Steward Lao Zhang" at first, Xiao Lin later naturally learned from Yun Shili that this old man was the one who lived next to the princess Zhu Qingzhen.
A master in the field, Zhang Ji’s Eunuch Zhang.
At this moment, Zhang Jigai heard the movement in the house from a distance with his excellent ear skills, and knew that Lin Yuancheng was awake, so he quickly moved over.
"You are..." When Lin Yuancheng saw Zhang Jiyi, he was quite surprised and blurted out to call him by his name.
But when the words came to his lips, he could not come out.
Because after a brief surprise, Xiao Lin immediately realized something in his mind - since Eunuch Zhang is here, does that mean Princess Qing Yan is also here?
Considering that their Hunyuan Star Gate "killed the consort in the cesspool" and his own "glorious deeds" of "drunk and striking golden branches", he naturally didn't want to face Zhu Qingzhen.
Zhang Jigai, on the other hand, was quite calm. As soon as he entered the room, before Xiaoying could say hello to him, he waved his hand to her and said, "Okay." Then he turned to face Xiaoying.
Lin Yuancheng said in confusion, "You, come with our family."
After saying that, Zhang Jige swaggered out of the door again with his hands behind his back.
Lin Yuancheng saw this, thought for a moment, and chose to follow him out.
At this moment, Xiao Lin had actually recovered from the confusion he had just woken up from. He thought in his mind: I have been unconscious for who knows how long. If these people in front of me wanted to harm me, they would have done it long ago.
There is no reason to wait for me to wake up, let alone help me treat my wounds; to take a step back, even if I am still in some kind of illusion, if the other party does not kill me, but still plays such a show for me, it will definitely
They have a plan, I'll go with them and see what they are up to.
With this in mind, he walked out of the guest room and followed Zhang Jigai to the corridor outside the house.
After stepping out of the door, he was greeted by warm sunshine and fresh air, which lifted Lin Yuancheng's spirit.
He looked out from the corridor and saw that the manor he was in had elegant buildings and beautiful scenery. Everywhere he looked, there were pictures that made people feel comfortable and at ease.
Lin Yuancheng took a look at it and immediately thought to himself: Judging from the healing of my injuries, I was not in a coma for too long. Even if someone took me away from the capital overnight, I wouldn't be able to get far in a day or two.
, that is to say, this manor is near the capital, and someone who can own such an estate near the capital...
Thinking of this, he was basically sure that his guess just now was correct. The owner of this "Xiuyun Villa" was probably Princess Qingji.
To make a long story short, after a while, under the leadership of Zhang Jige, Lin Yuancheng arrived outside a courtyard.
Before he walked into the courtyard, Lin Yuancheng had already heard that someone was fighting swords in the courtyard at the moment, and Xiao Lin could guess who the two parties were...
Ping Ping Ping——
Sure enough, when Zhang Jigai and Lin Yuancheng walked into the courtyard, they saw Zhu Qingyan holding a silver thin sword in the open space in the courtyard and fiercely attacking Linghu Xiang.
Everyone knows Linghuxiang. When it comes to defense alone, Xiao Lin has to be convinced to call him senior brother. Therefore, even if his injuries are not fully healed, Linghuxiang can definitely serve as a sparring partner for the princess.
By the way, it is precisely because of Linghuxiang's strong defensive ability that the injuries he suffered were not as severe as Lin Yuancheng's, and he woke up a whole day earlier than Lin Yuancheng.
"Hey, Lin, you're awake too." Seeing Lin Yuancheng's appearance, Tyrell, who was watching the battle, immediately came over to say hello.
"Yeah." Lin Yuancheng responded, and then asked, "Are you all okay? Where are the others?"
"Uh..." Tyrell paused, "It's a long story..."
And just as they were saying these words, Zhu Qingzhen, who was asking Linghu Xiang for sword skills, also noticed Xiao Lin. She immediately stopped practicing and rushed over here without even adjusting her breathing.
"You're finally awake." Zhu Qingzhen said as he walked straight towards Lin Yuancheng.
As for Lin Yuancheng, he is a little embarrassed, but everyone is in front of him, so he should salute: "Lin, I have met the princess."
Seeing him lowering his head and clasping his fists, with a twinkling look on his face, Zhu Qingzhen couldn't help laughing: "Oh, Brother Lin, we haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so polite when you talk to me?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The princess is laughing..." Lin Yuancheng knew that people were making fun of him, but to this extent he didn't care at all. After staying in Hunyuan Star Gate for a long time, his
The ability to pretend to be a grandson at critical moments can be said to have improved. "Before, Lin was ignorant and unintentionally offended the princess. I hope the princess will forgive me."
Let’s not talk about what happened to Qing Zhen. At least in the eyes of Zhang Jigai, Xiao Lin’s response was very good.
Lao Zhang thought to himself: "Although this guy is a rough and tumble guy, he is quite knowledgeable about how to advance and retreat when talking and doing things, and he understands etiquette. Although he cannot be entirely blamed for what happened before, he still tolerated it without changing his expression, which is commendable..."
"Huh... forgive me?" Zhu Qingzhen was a little unhappy when he saw Xiao Lin's attitude, "Then it depends on how you behave. If you can satisfy me, I will forgive you, but if you don't
Be obedient..."
Lin Yuancheng felt something was wrong when he heard this...
What do you mean? Why are you blackmailing me? Could it be that she wants to blackmail me into becoming her subordinate?
"Uh... princess." Lin Yuancheng's tone became tougher at this time, "Although Lin doesn't dare to call himself a hero, he is still a child of the world. I have never thought of being a retainer next to a dignitary.
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"Did I say I want you to be a retainer?" Zhu Qingzhen saw that he was a little anxious, and the smile returned to his face.
"Ah? You want me to..." When Lin Yuancheng heard this, he thought that this was wrong... If you don't want to be a retainer, what should you do? If you become a eunuch and join you in the palace to serve you? This is a bit too much.
"You and your senior brother, one offended the princess, and the other killed the prince-in-law..." Zhu Qingzhen is a smart person. She obviously knows what happened in the previous "cesspool murder incident", so she doesn't mince words here, she goes directly
He made it clear and said, "I'll let you recuperate here and teach me some swordsmanship in the meantime. Isn't that too much?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuancheng cast a questioning look at Linghu Xiang in the distance.
Linghuxiang didn't say a word, just shrugged.
Two seconds later, Lin Yuancheng looked at Zhu Qinggan again and replied with one word helplessly: "Okay..."
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At noon of the same day, Lin Yuancheng finally had time to sit down and communicate with Linghu Xiang and Tyrell, asking him what had happened since he fell into coma.
Here I won’t go into detail about what they said. Instead, I will explain it to you readers from the perspective of a storyteller.
First of all, the crisis of the Thirteen Dead Animals has undoubtedly been successfully resolved.
Among them, Shi Shen Monkey was eliminated by Liang Jingshuo using the "Pure Heaven and Earth Talisman" on Yandeng Slope when he first escaped from the seal.
Hoshiki Ushi was punched to death by Fudoko on the streets of the capital ten months ago.
Then there was Daliang Ji, who was killed by Wu Chang Tai Sui, who was disguised as Liang Jingshuo in a brothel, using the second "Pure Heaven and Earth Talisman" plus his own demonic power.
Next, there are the four animals of the black rat, the quail-tailed snake, the quail-fire horse, and the descending dog, as well as the seven evil spirits transformed by them, namely, the "seven evils" of greed, killing, lust, delusion, drinking, luxury, and laziness.
", all died in the battle of Zhihua Temple.
On the night of Zhongyuan...
The big fire rabbit died on the street in a joint sneak attack by Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie.
The Ximuhu and Shouxinglong who broke into the Donghua Gate were eliminated after a fierce battle with Fudozi.
The quail-headed sheep that broke into the Meridian Gate was destroyed by the impermanent Tai Sui.
As for the Zhuzi Zhu who broke into the Xuanwu Gate...it originally had the upper hand during the battle with Yan Danzi. Even though Yan Danzi was determined to die and cast a spell on it, it only caused it to be defeated.
Just a little injured.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, a magic weapon on Yan Danzi suddenly activated on its own, allowing him to turn defeat into victory; and that magic weapon was the little magic weapon that Fudozi and Shuanghe had given to Yan Danzi before.
Pot (Chapter 47 of this volume).
At that time, it seemed that Fudozi just gave Yandanzi a meeting gift to prove his identity, and also pretended to be cool... But it wasn't until the night of Zhongyuan, after escaping from death, that Yandanzi understood
, it turned out that Fudozi was saving him.
It's a pity that even though Fuzi, who is good at pinching and calculating, saved many people, he still couldn't save himself.
In order to eliminate the impermanent Tai Sui, Fudozi chose to sacrifice his life for righteousness and die with him after all his life and death.
At this point, all thirteen dead animals were wiped out, but Fuzi, Liang Jingshuo and Master Nengze... also died in this disaster.
Death is lighter than a feather, but heavier than Mount Tai.
This person has passed away, but his righteousness still remains.
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The next day, when Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Yan Danzi were still in the Forbidden City reporting their orders to the emperor, Lin Yuancheng, Linghuxiang, Tyrell and Qin Feng had all been picked up by Princess Qingzhen's men.
It turns out that Princess Qingzhen has been inquiring about information about the people from the Hunyuan Star Gate since she had an encounter with them more than half a month ago, but she was paying attention in secret and did not interfere or hinder them.
It wasn't until the night everyone escaped from Zhihua Temple that Qing Zhen learned from the spies' letters that Lin Yuancheng and others were injured and were being sent to the hospital for treatment. Only then did she take action and send her men to pick them up.
In the villa she bought near the capital - "Xiuyun Villa".
The doctors Qing Zhen could hire were naturally better than those in ordinary medical clinics, so two days later, the scene at the beginning of this chapter happened.
What needs to be mentioned here is that although Qin Feng is currently in the Xiuyun Villa, because he was seriously injured and was still recuperating in bed, Lin Yuancheng did not see him in the yard; and as for Yu Jianli...
For some of the reasons mentioned above, he didn't want to have anything to do with the royal family, so he didn't follow Qing Zhen's men from the beginning. Anyway, his injuries were not serious, so he left alone.
During the two days when Lin Yuancheng fell into a coma, Shuang Xieyin received a letter from Qing Zhen, and also visited Xiuyun Manor, and told Tyrell and Linghu Xiang what happened that night in Zhongyuan.
When everyone learned that both Fudozi and Liang Jingshuo had died, they were also sad.
At this time, Tyrell announced something that surprised everyone... He said he was "leaving".
Where to go?
I think all readers can guess it - Eastern Europe.
Tyrell told everyone that the time he "fell into the portal and came back" was actually summoned by the organization of his former "master" who was both a mentor and a friend.
At that time, his "master" had returned to Europe and met up with the people of the organization. They used a lot of very precious materials to open the portal.
According to their intention, they wanted Tyrell to stay directly. After all, the teleportation spell was very troublesome and almost one-time. However, Tyrell insisted on coming back first to help his friends in the Central Plains get rid of the Thirteen Dead Animals first.
He would not hesitate to give up this opportunity to reunite with his former companions.
Everyone there also expressed their understanding, and after exchanging some information and asking him to take care, Tyrell was sent back.
After Tyrell came back, he hid what happened during his "back and forth" from everyone because it had nothing to do with the crisis of the dead animals, and he was afraid that telling everyone would distract them or make them feel guilty.
But now, the crisis of the dead animal has been lifted, and he no longer has to hide it.
Now that he has contacted those old friends, and Tyrell now has enough language and combat skills to travel alone, it is indeed time for him to embark on the "road back home."
After hearing what he said, everyone was so moved that they couldn't keep him anymore.
Linghu Xiang asked him when he planned to leave, and Tyrell said that he could wait a few more days for his injuries to recover, and then say goodbye to Lin Yuancheng and Qin Feng, and then hit the road.
When Huang Donglai heard this, he thought of something. Then, he took out the cracked "Nine Mysteries Cauldron" that he carried with him and gave it to Tyrell. He hoped that Tyrell could stop by when he went west.
Once, the Xuanqi Sect sent this Fudozi's relic and the experience of this journey to Mianyinzi. At the same time, they also asked the Taoist priests if there was any way to help him return home more quickly and safely.
Tyrell naturally agreed.
As for what Tyrell will encounter in the future after returning to Eastern Europe and rendezvousing with his "master" and "organization", we will talk about this later when the clerk and the others summon Shuang Harmony.
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Let’s talk about the other side...
After the crisis is over, the emperor will reward those ministers who have made meritorious deeds.
Zhu Fu also felt very sorry for the death of Fudozi, and intended to give Taoist Master a resounding name, spread the name to the world, and give some rewards to Xuanqi Sect.
However, Yan Danzi persuaded him to stop this matter. The general idea is... Your Majesty is doing all this. If Fuzi is still alive, he will definitely not want it. Don't talk about him, I don't want it.
So in the end, the emperor's enthusiasm for "rewarding" fell to the other two "Celestial Masters to Protect the Country"...that is, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai.
And these two guys are also very shrewd. They both understand that as long as they have the nerve to ask for this wave of rewards, the emperor will be willing to give them any conditions that are not too excessive.
So what do you want?
Money is meaningless.
There is no need for a famous name, sometimes too much fame is not a good thing.
At this time, I knew someone would definitely say, what about "status"? For example, asking to be the consort.
Then if you look at the two lines above, they both say it’s “not an excessive condition.” This is a bit too much for you to mention.
Furthermore, if you understand the situation of the "late Ming Dynasty" in the parallel universe, you will know that in this Ming Dynasty, for a commoner to become a prince-in-law, not only does it not bring much benefit, but it may also be a burden.
The Prince Consort who was killed in the bombing in the previous article was because he had already jumped over the dragon gate and was in the officialdom, so his status as the Prince Consort would make him the icing on the cake. But for someone like Sun Huang who is far away from the officialdom, it would be pure to marry a princess and go home.
It's looking for trouble.
And the most crucial point among the key points - not every princess of Dasha is a beautiful girl with interesting personality.
It’s not like you can pick and choose a royal marriage. When the time comes, the emperor will order one for you, and you can’t say no. Then what if you are randomly unlucky and meet someone with a bad personality and an appearance that doesn’t suit you.
Damn it, wouldn’t it mean that I would be uncomfortable for the rest of my life?
So having said that, what reward do Sun and Huang want?
Simple - two gold plaques given by the emperor; on the plaques are the four characters inscribed by the emperor himself: "Protect the country for meritorious service".
Just these two plaques, hung at the Yellow Gate of Shuzhong and the Sun Mansion in Hangzhou, are comparable to two amulets. With these two things around, in the future, it will be like "Murong Ji took advantage of Sun Yixie's absence to smash the Sun Mansion in Hangzhou."
It is basically impossible for such a thing to happen again, which can be regarded as eliminating the worries for the two of them to travel around the world in the future.
From now on, let alone thousands of miles away from home, even if they are thousands of miles away...even if they go abroad, they don't have to worry about being "stolen".
And speaking of foreign countries, shortly after the Hungry Ghost Festival, something really happened in the palace.
What's going on?
When the Japanese envoys came to pay tribute, they secretly stole the palace treasures.
Let’s talk about this matter, whether it’s big or small.
It's just...a little disgusting.
Do you think the emperor would directly declare war on Japan over a few palace treasures? That is impossible.
At that time, Dashu's diplomatic attitude towards these "neighboring foreign barbarians" had always been to "spend money to buy face", that is, to ask others to pay "tribute" on a regular basis, and to recognize you as the Celestial Kingdom and the boss, and then Dashu's side,
In return, give the other party some "rewards" as a return gift.
However, those neighbors are also thieves. Don’t you think I’m a barbarian? Well, I don’t want to lose face. The things I give you as “tribute” are all local products that are not very valuable in China. Anyway, you don’t have valuable things.
I have them all, don’t you care about mine, but as the “boss”, the things you give me in return must be real gold, silver, gauze, velvet and brocade...
Of course, it's not enough to just take advantage of you in terms of the "tribute", but what's even more disgusting is that these envoys will do little things to provoke you from time to time.
And the more frictions occurred between the Great Dao and the northern nomads, the more envoys from neighboring countries showed this tendency, among which the envoys from Japan were the typical representative.
Yes, this time they stole some of your national treasures and took them back.
By the time they were noticed, the people had already run away and the boats had already set out to sea.
What should you do? Send envoys specifically to recover them? Hold them to account?
Who cares about you?
When it comes to someone else's territory, big officials like you are useless. When the time comes, they will just push two scapegoats out to kill them, and then pretend to be confused and say that the things are gone. What can you say? Even if you don't do anything.
He said, you might even be ridiculed by the other party for asking your country to raise an army to punish you just for a little gadget. You are really petty.
The more Zhu Yao thought about this disgusting thing, the more angry he became. He thought that there was nothing I could do to treat these neighbors who were living a good life.
Eh? Wait... aren't there two capable people in front of me who have "defended the country"?
You two, one is Huang Huguo, the other is Sun Yougong. Wen Neng can say "Sakula", and Wu Neng kills the consort in the pit... By sending you two, not only can you recover the national treasure for me, but maybe you can also get something back?
When Zhu Zhu thought about it, he wanted to lead to that - double harmony, go to Japan.